Scsi HDD setup

[ComatoseDelirium]

I was wondering what I would need to get a scsi setup in my computer, I can get a used maxtor 18 gig scsi dirt cheap off a friend whos upgrading, and im wondering what I would need persé, a scsi controller card or something? I have an Msi Neo2 865 PE mobo. If their is any other information you need just ask.

 

[mechBgon]

Assuming the drive is an Ultra2 drive or later (later being Ultra160 and Ultra320) and is a 68-pin type, you would need a SCSI card such as the LSI Logic Ultra160 (Newgg has them around $30) and an LVD cable and terminator.

An older 18GB drive may not be worth the expense, however... 10000rpm SCSI drives are in their seventh generation now, and performance gets higher with each successive generation. I have a 9GB first-generation 10k SCSI drive and in seek-intensive tasks, it's a little faster than a WD800JB ATA drive, but if you look at its flat-out sprint, it's down around 24MB/sec max. Nothing to write home about.

If you know what model of drive it is, that could help figure out where it fits in the spectrum

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

mhmm ok thanks, I think i'll just buy it and sell it and make 20 bucks from my local comp store.. i can get pizza..

 

[mechBgon]

i can get pizza..

Now we're talkin'!

 

[sharkeeper]

An older 18GB drive may not be worth the expense, however... 10000rpm SCSI drives are in their seventh generation now, and performance gets higher with each successive generation. I have a 9GB first-generation 10k SCSI drive and in seek-intensive tasks, it's a little faster than a WD800JB ATA drive, but if you look at its flat-out sprint, it's down around 24MB/sec max. Nothing to write home about.

Yeah but the sound they make! I remember the days where it sounded like it was rainging on a tin roof - coming from the server room 100 feet away!

Cheers!